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Photograph of an indoor hall with an orange drape backdrop where a long row of framed portraits stands on an orange-covered ledge. Each framed photo shows a man in orange robes and a long beaded necklace seated beneath a large tree, shown as depictions on printed frames. Below them, silver trays and pooja vessels with small silver lamps, bowls and flower-filled plates sit on a rectangular table draped in orange cloth with striped borders, labelled with blue signs naming centres such as Columbus - Ohio, Coimbatore, Seeragapadi, St. Louis and Vancouver. Two people in white and orange garments stand at the far right of the hall, visible near the back wall.

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Photograph of an indoor ritual display set up on a raised orange-draped platform with an orange and navy striped cloth runner across a grey concrete floor. Several silver pooja trays, silver cups, lamps and brass vessels sit on the platform with bowls of fruit and flower offerings. Behind them stand four framed portraits of a woman in saffron-orange robes seated against a rock background, each display area labelled with blue placards. No physical people are visible in the scene. A white backdrop and pale brick wall frame the arrangement.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A long indoor hall with white draped ceiling and colourful paper pennants hangs above a row of offering tables covered in orange cloth. Women and girls in white saris kneel in a line, tending brass oil lamps, plates and kalasha-style vessels set before blue-labelled tables. Standing near the framed portraits along the right wall, a figure in an orange robe with a flower garland is receiving a pooja, while another man in white stands beside him. Framed portraits of saffron-robed figures in orange line the right wall, with blue placards reading Embalam and Varanasi beneath them. A stage with a blue cloth and a screen are visible at the back of the hall.2009-12-23December 30 20092009-12-30December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of a ritual setting with a row of framed portraits on a raised orange-draped table against a pale pink wall. Framed images show deity murtis and a seated saffron-robed woman with orange clothing and a beaded necklace, with blue name placards labelled Los Angeles and Bengaluru ashram beneath. In the foreground, a man in white kurta sits cross-legged on the left, while a grey-haired man in white kneels at a silver puja tray with brass vessels and a bell. On the right, a figure in saffron robes and an orange turban sits before a microphone stand, with a dark-blue cloth bearing the word NAPEETAM draped on the table. Two people are visible, and one saffron-clad figure is seated on the right with a possible a person cue of orange turban and saffron robes, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-24December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of several men in white ritual clothes seated cross-legged on an orange cloth in a plain room with pink-washed walls and a concrete floor. Each seated man has a silver puja setup in front of him with small silver vessels, a brass lamp and incense. Along the back wall, framed portraits of a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala stand on blue labelled stands reading Namakkal - NIYF, Erode, Pattanam and Veeragapandi. A small blue-robed deity murti and a purple-and-gold cloth are visible at left. The scene suggests a ritual puja at a devotional gathering.2009-12-24December 23 20092009-12-23Indoor photograph of a large hall with many people in saffron-orange robes seated on the floor in rows along colourful striped mats, facing a golden throne-like seat at the far end. In the foreground a woman in white sari with a white head covering sits with palms pressed together, with steel plates and small brass vessels before her. Two large screens show a figure in red and pink robes. On the central chairs, a person in white sits with a bare back and a rudraksha-style necklace, and another figure in white sits nearby, with leaf plates of food and small oil lamps arranged along the mats. Banners reading GLOBAL NITHYANANDA are visible on the mats.2017-07-03A hall with a pink block wall and white curtains shows a ritual pada puja. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on an orange cloth; the one on the left holds a silver tray of offerings, and the one in the centre wears a long white and red flower garland and holds his hands together. Seated along the right in white clothes and yellow shawls, several devotees sit with hands folded in prayer, with brass vessels and plates before them. Framed portraits of a woman in orange are displayed on a white wall, with blue placards labelled Erode, Vancouver, Bahrain and similar city names.2009-12-23